Letters to the Editor, Aug. 18

Letters to the Editor, Aug. 18

SMOKE TAX Just really surprised that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his environmentally concerned government did not figure out how to implement some kind of tax on this smoky pollution. I mean, there is money to be made out of this as well.MIKE SOCH(Shhhh. Don’t give them any ideas.)

SMOKE IF YOU GOT ’EM I sure hope B.C. benefits from our carbon tax. I’m actually shocked with all the smoke because I heard (Premier Rachel) Notley purchased a huge vacuum with our world-saving carbon tax money! Obviously joking but it’s kind of funny cause she needs no help blowing smoke up our posterior region. She has plenty of smoke to work with now.YANCY JONES(Umm, it’s not all about her.)

HOW RUDE So I’ve read that Calgary is the fourth most livable city in the world. My son has grown up in Calgary, just graduated high school and got a job working a kiosk in front of a box store. He took the training for several days and his first day on the job, his first sales call in his life, he says to a gentleman, “Good afternoon, sir, how are you doing”, and with good-old Calgary hospitality, this gentleman responds to my son, “I’d be doing way better if you weren’t talking to me”. So to all you rude people in the world, even if you’re having a bad day, keep in mind that we all have feelings, especially our children.SEAN RYAN(Manners are free. And that is not the Calgary way at all.)

BACKS MAX Wow, political correctness is really ruining this planet. Maxime Bernier tells it like it is and everyone is in an uproar. Not surprised to see Jagmeet Singh get his two bits in. Interesting, considering when he was asked about his background and the picture he has in his office, he immediately played the freedom of choice card. He also responded Canada is a very generous country when we paid a Guantanamo prisoner $10,000,000. I think he meant naive. Yet when Mr. Bernier spoke openly, he is accused of telling young people they do not belong. I didn’t get that from anything Mr. Bernier had to say. He was saying people who come here need to embrace Canadian patriotism and join Canada to stand strong as a nation and be proud Canadians. No one asked them to forgot who they are or where they came from. But like Mr. Singh seems to be doing, I’ve noted the lineup of people demanding we respect their values is getting very long. Not very tolerant, Mr. Singh. Justin Trudeau is, as stated in the election ads, too young, too pretty and not savvy enough to be the leader of this country. It’s going to cost us dearly. I’d like to remind Mr. Singh who stood side by side with his forefathers in World War II.RALPH PATTERSON(Maxime Bernier has really been stirring things up.)

HERE’S MY SAY “Everyone will be consulted about an Olympic bid” — by Scott Hutcheson, Aug. 17, 2018. You’ve got to be kidding. This isn’t a news article, it’s more like a paid advertisement. Biased, slanted propaganda is what it is. Who’s pocket did Mr. Hutcheson line to have this published?BRIAN SCHMIDEK(It’s a column, not a news article.)

BONUS LETTERS — ONLINE ONLY

GOING TO POT Re: Legalized pot. So, with the Liberal government’s rush to legalize pot (and capitalize on the now perceived lucrative market), why is it that legal institutions and law enforcement agencies are suggesting that the rush to OK ganja be slowed to ensure that officers of the law can correctly identity those under the influence? And that the courts be given time to assess correct judicial punishments to deal with offenders. In fact, there is a TV commercial series advising the upcoming “legal” pot smokers that they can’t just smoke wherever, whenever and how much they can smoke. Are the authorities now insinuating that currently illegal users of the drug would not suddenly become upstanding corporate citizens, and safe and responsible users of said substance? Or, perhaps, have we gone head over heels to legalize another intoxicant when we are not even capable of coping with the disastrous consequences of those who choose to flaunt the laws with alcohol?DONALD MUNDRICK(Plenty of pot smokers are upstanding corporate citizens and safe and responsible users.)

WEATHER OR NOT Last Friday, Calgary broke an all-time record for the highest temperature in history since temperatures were recorded. Many of the pro-global warming/climate change folks are proclaiming that this is what can be expected in years to come. The fact is the old record was beaten by less than a degree and that the old record had stood for 99 years. One thing these climate change people are ignoring is 99 years ago the temperature hit very high values and this was long before any influence of today’s carbon emissions. When temperature records are obtained through tree ring growth, there are indications that periods of high temperature and low temperatures have occurred many times over the last few thousand years. Some could argue that this is proof that climate change is cyclical and there was abnormally hot days before and there will be again, but where is the money in that?RAY MOLONE(These arguments makes the head hurt.)

GOOD STUFF I have to say Tarek Fatah sees through a very clear lens, in my opinion, and I’m so happy that you guys print his columns. He is truly sensible and very readable. His latest article on the Danforth was fascinating, regarding the lack of large photos of the two victims. And the noticeable sympathy for the terrorist was positively creepy, to say the very least. So the cops haul away Joe with the sign that complains about the CBC’s slanted coverage of the evil act, after some moron shoves him into a fountain. Unbelievable! That damn hillbilly should be charged with assault and the moronic woman in the niqab who backed into him with her unwarranted butt should be charged as well, with assault, or at the very least interfering with freedom of expression. I’m sure most Torontonians are not like that but those two jackasses and the people who laughed at him being shoved in the pool need to examine their wormy little minds and get out of Dodge.TODD ALLEN(Tarek Fatah speaks his mind.)

JUST TOO MUCH So the big blue pig pen has taken it a step farther with triple pensions. Hmmmm, and they wonder why people can’t stand this council. Outrageous salaries with meetings behind closed doors to give themselves raises. I wonder why people say politicians are crooked? Enmax, owned by the city, charges me more for drainage and waste water than what I’m charged for, for what I actually used? How does that work? Oh right, nickel and dime the people for every cent they have. What can they do, say no? We have an outrageously mishandled election, people lined up for hours, not enough ballots at voting stations, people walking away and not voting. Wait, hmm only a 51% winning margin. Umm, did anyone check if Nenshi really won? Do not give this man an Olympic legacy. After what the good people we had in ’88 did for Calgary, this would be an insult. Wake up, Calgary, it’s time to say no to the ride.RALPH PATTERSON(Money, money, money … never enough of it.)

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